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August 25: A Cry for Freedom — The Rohingya Story
August 25, 2026.
Nine years have passed since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya were forced to flee their homes in Myanmar.
Nine years of waiting.
Nine years of uncertainty.
Nine years of children growing up knowing their homeland mainly through the stories of their parents.
For the Rohingya, August 25 is not simply a date on a calendar. It is a day of remembrance—a day to remember those who were killed, those who disappeared, those who lost their homes, and those who crossed the border carrying little more than the hope of survival.
In 2017, more than 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh following a devastating military crackdown in Myanmar. They joined Rohingya refugees who had already escaped earlier waves of persecution and violence.
Today, more than a million Rohingya remain displaced in Bangladesh, while other Rohingya live scattered across different countries.
We are not numbers.
We are fathers and mothers.
We are sons and daughters.
We are students, teachers, farmers, workers, children, and grandparents.
We have names.
We have memories.
We have a history.
And we have a homeland that we still remember.
A life without a home
Imagine being born in a refugee camp and growing up without the freedom to return to the land your parents call home.
Imagine asking your father:
“When can we go home?”
And hearing:
“When it is safe.”
Then waiting another year.
And another.
And another.
For many Rohingya children, this has become reality.
Life in exile brings its own suffering. Families depend heavily on humanitarian assistance, opportunities for education and livelihoods are limited, and uncertainty about the future affects an entire generation.
But the Rohingya continue to hope.
We seek freedom, not revenge
The Rohingya demand something very simple:
The right to live.
The right to return safely.
The right to citizenship.
The right to education.
The right to work.
The right to move freely.
The right to practice our religion.
The right to raise our children without fear.
The right to live with dignity.
We do not seek revenge against ordinary people.
We seek justice.
We do not want another generation to suffer.
We want ou
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